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| | Organ (anatomy) Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ TheArts.us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) |
 | | In biology, an organ (Latin: organum, "instrument, tool") is a group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions. |
 | | Common animal organs include the heart, lungs, brain, eye, stomach, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, liver, intestines, skin, uterus, bladder, bone, etc. A group of related organs is an organ system. |
 | | Organ system – a system composed of organs working together to carry out a function. |
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